The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-02-17

porate hauk or manufacturing npany in the
city of chihuahua. Coming down to the proposed
ship railway, he expressed the opinion that II was
totally out of the question for any practical, con-
tinuous mechanical contrivance to transport ships
from ocean to ocean His contention was, first,
that the bill was clear case of usurpatton OF
that the creation of the corporation
Gf congress had the constitutional pewer) was one
which was perfectly unique in the condition of its
conferring power on corporation without any
limitations except the will of the corporation itself
Hoar argued that congress had full power 10 do
what the bill proposed.
Mr.. Vest made an argument in defense of the con-
stltpuonaliy of the measure. ltwas an open secret
he said, that The from Vermont was an open
and undisguised enemy of the Tehauntepec chip
railw'y and special advocate of the Nicaragua
scheme.
Mr.. Edmunds-It Is not an open secret, but an
open fact
Mr.. Vest-I accept the amendment Every OBJ
stace in the way of the Tehauntepec enterprise is
aggravated by the senator's imagination. Mr..
Vest closed with an eloquent endorsement of
Capt. hads and his proposed canal The question
being ON Mr. Van Wyek's amendment, he
tifcates of stock shall be issued until
the shall be fully paid for in money at its par
value, that no bonds in exchange of the aAount of
capital paid in shall be authorized or issued until
such capital shall amount to SlO,JcJCOO, and that
no bonds shall be disposed of at less than their par
value. Pending actisn the bill went over until
Tuesday, and the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The speaker announced the appointment of
Messrs Peel, Skinner and Perkins as conferees on
the Indian appropriation bill. After the disposal
of business on the speakers table, Mr.. Henderson,
ia } called up the resolution discharging the com
mittee of the whole from further consideration Of
the senate bill granting pension to Mary Logan,
and making that bill the special order for to-day.
Against this resolution the point of order was
pending that it did not present privileged ques-
ton, and was not entitled to immediate consider
alton
After a long debate the matter was sent to the
committee on rules.
The house then wentin com mittee of the whole
on the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
On points of order made by Baines, of Missouri,
the clauses increasing the salaries OF the minister
to Siberia and the consul general to Cairo were
stricken from the bill.
On point of order raised by Mr.. burns, so
much of the clause providing for the contingent
expenses of foreign missions as EN-
abies the president to provide for rent,
postage, kilograms, furniture, messenger service,
clerk hire, etc, and for printing in the department
of state, was stricken from the bill.
On point of order raised by Mr.. Morrison,
there were stricken from the bill the clauses APP
propriatng S250U0 for the erection of a legation
building at Toxic, Japan, and $1,000 for repair of
the legation premises at Bangkok, siam.
On points of order, raised by Mr..
BurEs, all the increases in salaries TO
secretaries of legations and interpreters ruled
ont. The various items of compensation of con-
Ompleting the consideration of the bill the com.
mittee rose.
Nessrs. Cobb, Vanitten and Harrison were ap-
pointed conferees on the Northern Pacific land,
for future bills
The house then adjourned.